“This is love, she thought, isn't it? When you notice someone's absence and hate that absence more than anything? More, even, than you love his presence?”
― Everything is Illuminated
― Everything is Illuminated
“Just because you're an atheist, that doesn't mean you wouldn't love for things to have reasons for why they are.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“I don't think that there are any limits to how excellent we could make life seem.”
― Everything Is Illuminated
― Everything Is Illuminated
“There were things I wanted to tell him. But I knew they would hurt him. So I buried them, and let them hurt me.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“I hope that one day you will have the experience of doing something you do not understand for someone you love.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
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